Pittsburg State University - Kanza Yearbook (Pittsburg, KS)

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TTfte MSM2M3MSMSMSM3MM2J Srjiartmrnt of Jlhusiral anil (Ehrmtral rirurrs « .1. A. YATKS, M. S. This Department has the opportunity again of greeting the students, alumni and friends of this Institution through the Kanza. The unanimous conclusion of the eleven teachers in the department is that the present academic year is the best year we have ever had, both in number of students and type of work done. We are slowly but surely moving towards our educational ideals, by stressing the plan of teaching the fundamental principles of science through their applications in the varied lines of industrial activities, as is seen in our chemical, electrical and mining engineering courses in addition to the usual academic subjects in chemistry, geology and physics. The department has made this advancement during the present year—we are publishing in our next year's catalog a four-year course for the preparation of Smith-Hughes teachers for electrical workers which shows the development of our electrical engineering course. We have also put into operation our plan of supervising the teaching of mining by mine foremen of this district. These teachers have taken our vocational course. The department has had six of these men teaching Smith-Hughes classes in mining this year, in addition to the two Smith-Hughes classes taught by Professor Abernathy. Page twenty-one

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The CKANZAJ |iUSMSJSJSJSM3MMSMSMSiSM3M3MSMSM2JSMg| Vw 2 3. U E) irjrartntrnt uf ipsturi; x h burial t tt tta G. W. TROUT. A. M.. Dean of the Men. I am again reminded of the passing of another year and the issuing of another Tvanza to place in permanent form in the hands of the students, alumni and friends of the institution the life of our school during the past year. I desire first of all to bring to you all slncerest greetings of this Department and wish for you a thrill of pride and joy that I know must come into your lives as you look into the book setting forth the life of the Institution. The Department has so often expressed its purposes that it seems by this time they should be well grounded in the minds of the students, alumni and friends of the Institution. The growth in enrollment in the Department speaks for the ideals which we hold in the work which we offer. No particularly astonishing things have occurred during the past year, but it may be of interest to you to know that Dr. Bowers, an associate professor in the Department, has brought out during the past year two books worthy of your con- sideration—one a small booklet on Abraham Lincoln, the other a most excellent treatise on the Kansas Court of Industrial Relations. Last summer, which is a part of this academic year, our Professor Grubbs spent the summer in Montana, and incidentally taught in the summer school of the State Normal of Montana at Dillon. He returned to us much refreshed by the opportunity of taking part in the educational life of that state. Again 1 extend to you a most cordial greeting, coming from all of the members of the departmental faculty, with sincerest wishes for your future welfare.

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